U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is making early May rounds in Central Asia, with visits to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. On May 2, Khalilzad was in Tashkent …
Deadly school bombing in Afghanistan
NBC News’ Richard Engel visited the bomb site in Kabul where police say 50 girls were killed and three times as many were injured. Down the road from the site, 60 victims were at one hospital alone.
Afghanistan Bomb Attack Targeting Schoolgirls Kills at Least 30 People
The attack targeting girls at a school in a Shiite area amplifies concerns that Afghanistan will slip into sectarian violence as the U.S. withdraws.
Bombing outside Kabul, Afghanistan, high school kills at least 30
A bombing outside a high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed at least 30 people and injured more than 50 Saturday, government officials said.
US exit from Afghanistan leaves progress, anxiety in its wake: Reporter’s Notebook
On a cold November morning in 2001, a new dawn was breaking over Afghanistan. History had been made overnight, even if many of the residents of the capital, Kabul, and the rebel fighters perched on a …
Bomb Kills at Least 25 People Near School in Afghanistan Capital
A bomb exploded near a school in west Kabul, killing at least 25 people, many them young students, Afghan government spokesmen said …
Putin pledges support for Tajikistan as Afghanistan concerns mount -RIA
Russia is working on strengthening its military base in Tajikistan and will do all it can to support the former Soviet republic amid rising tensions in Afghanistan, the RIA news agency cited President …
Afghanistan: Nearly 1,600 child casualties in the past five years
In the past five years, 40 percent of all civilian air strike casualties in Afghanistan were children, new figures show. Data published on Thursday by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said of the 3,977 …
As U.S. troops exit Afghanistan, ‘leave no one behind’ must include military interpreters
President Biden announced plans to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan ahead of the 20th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Reasonable people can and have disagreed about the wisdom of the …
The U.S. Still Has Leverage In Afghanistan. Here’s How to Keep It
After two postings in Kabul, I worry what comes after our September pullout. But we can still keep faith with the Afghan people.